The Cubs limped into the NL Wild Card series in San Diego, losing four of their last six games to close out the year, while also carrying a pieced-together stable of pitchers, with the staff being plagued by what felt like countless injuries.It was no secret that if Chicago wanted to find any modicum of success, it would need the bats of Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman, and the team's bats to deliver.All they managed to deliver was, well, nothing.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
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(Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)WHITE SOX, YANKEES, PADRES ADVANCE TO NEXT ROUND WITH SWEEPS AS MUNETAKA MURAKAMI PROVIDES QUOTE OF THE YEARThe Padres blanked the Cubs 8-0 in Game 1 of the three-game series, with Chicago managing just three hits.The Cubs were able to finally get one run across the plate in Wednesday's Game 2 in the fourth inning, but were sent packing after falling 4-1 in a contest that saw the club record five hits.The Cubs scoring one run across two games after leading MLB in total runs during the regular season by a considerable margin of 18 may feel like a bit of a shock, but not after taking one quick glance at the box scores.Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after striking out against the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning during game one of the National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park on Tuesday, Sept.
29, 2026 in San Diego, California.(Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images)THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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